Tuesday, September 6, 2016

09-06-16 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, September 6th, and this is the
Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of nighttime programming
here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. By day, WESU offers talk programs featuring
NPR, Pacifica, and independent and local public affairs broadcasts. Weeknights
and weekends we bring you the best in free-form community programming.

I’m Marianne O’Hare. Producer of CHC radio. Thanks
for joining us!

Now, here's a rundown of what's happening in our area this
week:

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown offers Laughter Yoga tonight
at 6 pm. On Friday, it’s the eleventh annual Composers and Improvisers
Festival, at The buttonwood Tree, featuring composer Joe Fonda and guitarist
Mike Musillami, pianist Paul Arslanian, and jazz tap dancer Brenda Bufalino. On
Saturday morning Annaita Ghandy’s Aligned with Source workshop happens at 10:30
am. Saturday night it’s The Kennedys, bringing you roots, folk rock, and more.
On Sunday, fiddler/stepper April Verch brings North American roots music and
stories to the Buttonwood at 3, followed by a reading of Book 5 of Milton’s
“Paradise Lost” at 7 by John Basinger. Full details at http://buttonwood.org

Tonight, down in New Haven at Café Nine, they headline Agent
Orange, appearing with FEA and Damn Broads. Tomorrow/Wednesday, It’s a Double
Record Release Tour with two headliners, Arc Iris, and Superhuman Happiness.
Thursday brings Bim Skala Bim, The Hempteadys, and Rude Boy George to the Café Nine
stage. Friday’s Happy Hour artist is Snake Hill Blues. Later Friday night, Café
Nine presents Sun Dagger, Rudeyna, and Head With Wings. Café Nine’s Saturday Afternoon
Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo & Friends, this week. Saturday night’s
line up at the Nine features Craig Bell & His Band, Stefan Christensen
& Friends, Worn Leather, and Consolidated Plastics. "The Sunday
Buzz" Matinee headlines The Bandidos, along with The Tommy and Travis
Moody. Gary Burr and Mark Mirando come your way later Sunday night to round out
the weekend. www.cafenine.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Other
Orchestra works out new material on Tuesday nights. Wednesday’s weekly Community
Blues Jam will be hosted by Ed Bradley this week. On Thursday, the Balkun
Brothers host a Rock-N-Roll Residency, with special guests each week. Friday,
you can hear hip hop, reggae, and more with The Alchemistics. On Saturday, Christine
Ohlman & Rebel Montez take the stage with rock n soul.www.blackeyedsallys.com

Tomorrow/Wednesday, Manic Productions brings Dinosaur Jr and
Cloud Nothings, to the College Street Music Hall in New Haven. Also on
Wednesday, Manic presents The Felice Brothers and Jake Xerxes Fussell at The
Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden. They’ve also got Cymbals Eat Guitars,
Field Mouse, and Spectral Fangs at Bar in New Haven on Wednesday night. They’ve
got more at the College Street Music Hall this weekend, with Twiddle headlining
the Friday and Saturday shows, and of Montreal and Ruby the Rabbitfoot
appearing Sunday evening. Full details athttp://www.manicproductions.org/

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Thursday’s featured artist is
Sammy Adams, appearing with Huey Mack, Indy, and Millyz. On Friday it’s
Badfish, a Tribute to Sublime, along with Ian Biggs & the Ruckus, Inosoul,
and On the Fritz. On Sunday they headline August Burns Red, appearing with
Erra, Silent Planet, and Make Them Suffer. www.toadsplace.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown, the Veterans Writing
Group meets every Thursday at 7. On Saturday, they’ve got their Jazz Up Close
series at 2, featuring saxophonist Steve Wilson and his trio. Check the website
for more information on the new hours, as well as additional programs and
activities for all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

The Art Guild of Middletown presents an Oil Painting
Demonstration by award-winning artist Shauna Shane this Thursday at 7 at the
Woodside Intermediate School in Cromwell. Full details atwww.arts2go.org

On Saturday, Cherry Street Station in Wallingford presents
Warcockapalooza II, featuring nine hours of music starting at 3:30. You can
find Cherry Street Station on Facebook, or call (203) 265-2902 for info. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

You’re invited to a night of music and poetry to benefit
Love146, a nonprofit dedicated to ending child trafficking, this Friday at
Sarah’s Coffee House in Hartford. Call 860-402-2393 for details.

On Friday at 8, Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts opens the
concert season with the annual Bach to School organ concert at Memorial Hall,
featuring the work of Maurice Duruflé. You’re invited to register your child for
the Wesleyan Youth Gamelan Ensemble, with classes starting this Saturday at 10
am in World Music Hall. Details atwww.wesleyan.edu/cfa/events/

Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown holds its annual fall Open
House this Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm. Meet the teaching artists, enjoy arts
activities like puppet making and mural design, and learn more about their full
array of fall programs. Details at www.oddfellows.org

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford has its monthly Second
Saturdays for Families this week from 10 am – 1 pm. Free admission includes
story-telling, music, and more. www.thewadsworth.org

The second annual Hartford Pridefest and parade happens this
Saturday from noon to 5 pm in Bushnell Park. Details atwww.hartfordpride.com

The free Sunset Sounds Concert Series concludes this
Saturday starting at 5:30 at the Butler-McCook House in Hartford. Enjoy a
PopUp Art Show sponsored by Artists Supporting Artists, and jazz music by
featured artist Richard McGhee & The Rahstet. www.ctlandmarks.org

The Middletown Symphonic Band closes out its summer series
this Saturday with a concert at 7 pm at Great River Park in East
Hartford. Rain date is Sunday. www.arts2go.org

Here in Middletown you can you can support local farmers and
get nutritious home-grown goods on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the long running
market at the South Green on Old Church Street from 8am-1pm. On Fridays,
The Middletown North End farmers market happens on Main Street outside Its Only
Natural Market. For times and dates, as well as info on the many more in our
area you can visit www.ctnofa.org

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:

Through Thursday, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run
of “My King (Mon Roi)”, a film about a woman who examines a turbulent
relationship after a skiing accident. Also continuing is “Life, Animated,” a
true story about a family discovery that Disney animated films will help them
communicate with their troubled son. Both run through Thursday. On Friday
they open “Unlocking the Cage,” a documentary about the animal rights lawyer Steven
Wise as he seeks to transform animals from “things” to “persons” with legal
protections. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues the run of
‘Heironymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil,” a Dutch film that explores the depth
of this artist’s legacy as they celebrate the 500th anniversary of his
death. Opening Thursday is a run of “Little Men,” a story of the family drama
that surrounds two teenagers in contemporary Brooklyn. It runs through
Saturday. On Sunday they open “The Lobster,” starring Colin Farrell in a
dystopian comedy about singles who turn into animals if they don’t find a mate
by a deadline. Details and screening times at www.cinestudio.org

Right after the Jive, Stay tuned for three hours
of Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill, for an eclectic selection of
new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a
roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival
ticket giveaways.

From 8-9pm The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry is a weekly
show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.

From 9-10:30pm its time for Radio Obscura, whose hosts claim
your eyes won’t believe what you hear on their show.

At 10:30 it’s an hour of underground hip hop with DJ
Malik-1Fam (sounds like Muh-leek – One – Fam) on Underdog’s Edge.

At 11:30 Upfront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
offers Funk, soul, and jazz, plus sprinklings of R&B, gospel, and
hip-hop for two hours until.

RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald takes you on a tour
across borders and genres, introducing you to music from far flung places and
sometimes from right in your own backyard, from 1:30-2:30am.

At 2:30 stay tuned for All Mixed Up with Peter Bochan from
Pacifica Presenting a collage of great music and current events soundbites.

BBC World report comes your way at 4 am and we begin
tomorrow’s broadcast day with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.

That’s all for today’s Jive At Five. If you missed anything,
you can find the script online at wesufm.org/jive. And tune in each and every
weekday at 4:55 p.m. to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the
air right here at WESU 88.1 FM, a community service of Wesleyan University
since 1939.